Labeling-machine.



F. 0; WOODLAND.

LABBLING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 190B.

938,807. Patented Nov. 2, 1909.r

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QF. 0. WOODLAND.

LABELING MACHINE. APPLICA-T1011 HLBD mmf/,1908.

' Patented N ov.'` 2, 1909.

asseoir To all who'f'nlit may'concefrn:

f 'Be *it known-thatI,y F11-xii OLWOODLAND, fa .citizen ofthe. United States, residing at. .Vorcestei-f, in t-he'-county of x,Vorcester and y SttteoMassachnsetts` have invented a new and 'useful"Imprevement' in Labeling Ma- Acliines, ofWh-iclh `thefollowing isa specificar- -ti'oinreference being'made-- therein to the acv'oinpanying draw-ings'. p '-'1 My present inventionaelates to the 'picker mechanism in-'la'belingv machines g' more partitnilarlyv machines for labeling bottles', or 'the like',vv inclnding such' asemploy an overli ead 'labelsupply holder andA reciprocating pickers that 'approach' the v`label-*holder .for taking labels adhesivelyl therefrom; the ob` jee/t of'nay,presentinventon' being .to prol Vide'means for "controlling 'the picker .morement for temporarily interrupting its etect'- ive action,"in the taking 'of labels, by curtail? ing, sh`c` rtening` or larresting' the movement of the pickers in 'their approach ytoward the labelholder'. i i K Another object is to provide, "in combinaing inechaniisnriii' a bottle labelingmachine, ineens for changing or'varying the extent or limit 'of inclement'imparted to the pickercarrier'nand pilers'by 'the actuating* :connections, and` operatiife When the machine is rnnninfg, as more f ull)Y hereinafter described: i The' accompanying. jdrawings show such parts :of a 'label ig machine as will illustrate y fofjny'finventioinj the' constructive' ,l tires l'rllni'nor objectst'hereof being'explained in fhef nfr')'l'lom'ri-ngf ``detailed' description, tl' the particular snbj ect matter 'claim d` being; hereinafter definitely set.

e' rige i r 'the picker a'ctnating lleijices and;A de 'ic'es'combinedtherevii'hz an(l' 4 r rseiit's 'a:'moditica'tion linthel'ornr ol. c'o'n'n'ecltingmembers.kdrajri'i to s i'nallei `'In thisdescription,and drawings v l y* illustrated tlrefnatnre off my ini-'ention in 'one 'fornl'ofits einbodin'ienft'. and apl'ilicablet'o a bottle-la'heling` machine of theclass or general character described in my application tion-with the picker-carrier and its actuat Specification of lietter'lateiit.

V-Application ledfMareh 7, 198. vSerial No. 419,660. o.

summary.

i holder'leach time the 'picli'e reciploc z thereto of 'th ,ratnte'tifitqn 25g-ieee.

for Letters PatentrSerialV No; 'bntthe i inventions mayin practice besnccessfnlly einployed in 'connection 'With labelingmachines ofother general constructron tlian-Y-tl'iat 60 noted, and the form of the embodnne1'-t -'canv "be Varied to meet the constructive 'requirement o'i'dili'erent labeling? machines', `vitl-ifout. departure from thelesseiitial hatni'e'v and spirit ofthe invention ascx'pressedf in the 6D In the daw'vings,-the par jmark'e'd irrepresents a. suitable 'supporting' frame; Band -B1 guides for the reciprocatingpart-s gfG the picker-carrier! ymovable irthegLiid :'Bggand 70 D the Wipercarri/erl'l slide movable o1i-,uideA B1. The Wiper 'mechanismcan he tif/"any suitable constrnc'tionf 'It is; not"esse`ntially an element of my present"ii1\fentio1i,`Vv and f only a portion thereof is-liereinI shoninfor disclosing' the relation tleretoof the'piclermf' carrier.

-E indicates the "operatingshalt" ylnving means, a cam F, fon'inox"7 f'thepicliferactuating vclevicesg ,andv H indicates`v` the'80 label-holder` for montani-ing' the; pack;j orA packsi oflabels L; said labelholder':beingi stationary, supported nponfthe raineitlnd adapted for the taking'A "of labels therefrom bj' bottom"deli'v'elj1 in .single order 'upon the 85 l glue-coated faces of the` pickers which are;l

brought into contact with tliepack-off-'labels land the` label c rried by the'piokers' 'anjdlpr'esentedat position for- "the bottle or article by the "re ry ocatin mentofthe pickersl 'llibeieadilyfiinderstood; a label being `taken f, prm'ided with seats?` e 'pickers f to tlielpicleiucarrier' and held -in rigid com 11o eating action of said carrier. By constructing the picker-carrier in the m er 'shown with the laterally and forw'ar y extended arms, with inwardly projecting.front'ends'- to which the pickers are attached toextend forward therefrom', and by mounting the picker-carrier on a centrall guide in rear of and parallel with the wiper-carrier, guide, I attain an unobstructed access to theV bottle reist for placing and removing ybottles quickly; while ample room is affordedbetween thearms for passin 'the glue-supply Y box and glue-deliveringro and other parts of the mechanism, thus yrendering the machine desirable and convenient for attendance.

provided with a glue-delivering ro er; and K the transferring roller for spreading. glue or adhesive materlal on the face of the pick ers as they approach the label holder'. Said vparts-can be of usual construction and operrier C is such as carry the face of the pickers from the'line P, or plane where the' labels are presented for attachment to the bottle, up to the line P1,l or predetermined position of label delivery where the face' of the pickers contacts with thepack, or packs, of labels L, and vice versa. -The movement is imparted by suitable actuatin connections from', the operating shaft inl the resent instance by a cam F and a swinging liever or arm-'M fulcrumed at m and operi ated by said'cam; the end of the. lever being linked to the picker-carrier slide.

The gist of my presentinvention consists, broadly, in the employment'of picker-controlling means that can' be brought into effect for temporarilypreventing thev pickers lfrom moving completely up to the 1abel. holder, or' contacting with the labels while the machine is otherwise in normal Voperation.

The numerals 10 and 12 indicate link members of a knuckle-joint character hinged together' at 9, and .provided with `a stud or roller 13 on thesldeof the joint. One of said members is pivotallyconnected to the lever M at 8, andthe other member is pivotally connected at l7^to thepicker-carrier,

preferably to a projecting-'bosser fear 6 ixed 'on the picker-carrier slide which runs'. upon guideY B. At a suitable position ad]a cent' to the roller 131 provide a shiftable'inclined the abutment 15 that canfbe moved into and from fco'ntact with said roller, thereby deiiectingthe knuckle-'joint from its normal direct line when saidabutment is brought into coacting position, asbest shown in 1. This deflecting abutment is lpreferab y attached to a hand -lever 16 suitably fulcrumed at. 17 to a stationary part of the I indicates the bottle-rest; (i the lue-boxV 'consequentlyno label is then taken frame, and provided. with a'hnndle 18, vat-l position' convenienti 1e to the operator` at fthe fronte the machine, whereby .'the-Y lever can bei swung one way or the other 'for shifting the abutment into or from en-V gagement with the 4knuckle-joint roller 13, as indicated by jfnll 'lines anddo'tted. lines on Fig. fl. ,A front stop 20 and a-back'stop 21 are best provided for limitin the extent to which the knuckle-jointfmem can in 'either direction. yA spring ably combined withl the parts and arranged lto cause the members 10 and 12 .to assume a position of directalinement. 4Said spring can be of any approved form. As la gireferred construction,hereinshowmeach'o ,e connection members is provided 1'with' a' back'- wardly projectingarm, as 23 and 24, and the ends of said arms linked to each other by' a .coiled Iwire sprin that exertscontractile force to straighten t e knuckle.

v At the rear of the roller 131 farrangea stationar guard having an inclined surface 26vfor orcing the knuckle-joint, into' a straight alinement as 'the parts move vdown-l ward, and with' a standing surface or edge 27 'that prevents'the' knuckle roller from being thrown back, excepting when it .is` be- 'tweenthe abutment 15`and` incline 26, It

also positively extends the connection at the lower part of the 'movement so that the pickers will not descend vbeyond 'the' line P, or the predetermined position' at which la-I 'bels are normally presented for aixment to the bottle. .v

' The operation'4 is as follows :'Whe'n the fhand-lever 16 "'and'zabutment 15' arezin ,the

pbsition indicatedbyl dotted lines onFg. 4, the connections 10 and- 12 work; instralght alinement andthe pickers :5' are movednpV to the level Pi wherev they contact with'and take'a label from theilabel -holder H, such -being the normal working conditions. -I

for vany reasongit is desired that va label should not be taken'from the labelV holder, then the attendant swings thel'ever 16l to the position shown in lfull lines? on 4. This brings the abutment 15o into the path ofthe knuckle-roller :13, andas the picker actuating connections 10 and 12move` upward the roller 13 is forced rearward by 'th'e inclinedface ofthe- `abutment; v-ii'exing 4the hinge 9, asshown in Fig. 1', thereby shortening the effective length ,of theA connecting4 links,` so that the ickers are elevated only to the'level of thelinefPor as shownin full lines onFig. 1,*and thecontact of the pickers with the pack .of labels L is thus -prventeld1';k t e b. .pickers when` they "de'scend, although -`all other parts of theV machn'ehmay be running in their regular order. Atthe descending movement of the picker lactuating oonnecf tions the roller 13' follows the face of the guard 26 and the members 10 and 12 .of the 25. is prefer-v inentrbefore reaching; the 'Vinit of; .dovtnivard sasso? connection are brought into straight alineifsrfis the ase fxvhe'ther; the ataengaging` position :or other always stoppe tion? vwith tlie y level l. 'f y `This invention provides` a 'very simpleand g *efficient means for stopping the feed of labels at any moment and for any length of .-atf'fthe predetermined posi:

ningot the entire machine.k f

Fig. 5 illustrates a nitalitication, in ivhich the connecting link 10i is made as an single piece and provided with an .inclined slot 102 that embraces the pivot which unites it with the picker carrier C. The roller ll is mounted upon 4a stud fixed on the side of the link. ln this construction, ,when the abutment l5 is moved into thepath of the roller the upper end ot' the link Yis'swung back, as indicated by the broken line s; and the shortening or variation in the connection is effected by the incline of the slot 102, as represented by lines p1 p2.

I am aware that changes niav be made in the form ot embodiment of in vb invention by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope thereotl as expressed in the claims. l do not desire, there fore, to be limited to the precise construction in detail herein shown and described; but c lVhat l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. In a. labeling machine, a reciprocating picker-carrier with glue-applying pickers thereon, a label holder for supplying labels to said pickers, means for imparting the normal movement for operating'the pickercarrier, and means'for changing the extent ot' the picker-carrier moven'ient to prevent contact. or' the pickers with the labels upon said label-holder.

f2. In a labeling` ina-chine, the combination, of a bottom delivery label-holder, a reciprocating picker-carrier With gluev'applying l pickers thereon that normally move into conjunction With said label holder for receiving the label therefrom, and means for tein-y porarily,controlling the picker action to terminate its upward movement at a lon-er position than the label-holder.

3. ln a labeling` machine` in combination, a label-holder having means for supporting a pack of labels for bottom delivery. a rest `lor supporting the article to be labeled, de-

vices for taking'a label from the pack and` i transferring it to a predetermined position above said rest, means for operating the label-'transterrmg devices. and a manually and `from saidA deli\"ering position in at diy Yrection approximately perpendicular to? the 1 time, when it is desired not to stop the runcont-rolled means tor varying or reducing the normal movement of said labeltransferring devices toward the label-holder, Without 1 interfering with tir-changing the limit of` its movement` toivard:iis-aid` predetermined posi-tion.y In y -ot 'a labelgholder adapted; tori-holding anpack, .o'r 2pac of ace'flofetlie pickesfat the f1 ailabeling machine, the' combination' li-verfing 1 ary aposition, av reciprocating pickerf'carrier,

having pickers mounted tlier.eon'inovable toi .ing the picker-carrier, iii-variaibleconneoting l device between saidoperating means and picker-carrier, and a manually actuatedI means for temporarily controlling said connection to decrease the extenty of movement transmitted 1 thereby to. the picker-carrier, for the purpose set forth..

5. In a labeling machine, the combination,

.with a stationary label-holding means, a

picker mechanism' adapted fortaking labels" therefrom, an operating' shaft. and means actuated from-said shaft for reciprocating the picker 4mechanism, said means comprising a displaceable ointed connection'ythe efective'length of which is variable the osetting and straightening .of its joint, and means for temporarily e'ii'ecting liexnre of said connection ivhiie the picker mechanism is in operation. if

6. In a labeling machine, in combination with a stationary label-'holder that delivers labels ata predetermined position, a bottle supporting rest, a reciprocating,pickencarrier provided with pickers that transfer` labels from said label'fholder and present them above said bottle-rest, of a pickeractuating lever, means for operating said lever, a knuckle-jointed connection consist,

--ing ot' vtwo lhingedly united members respectively pivoted to said operating leveranrlA picker carrier, a roller or stud carried upon j said connection, an inclined abutmen 'shiftable into and from the path of saidv roller' for Hering the joint, a hand-lever foi' shiftj ing` said abutment, a reliexin'g 'spring for saidcoimection members, backy and front. stops for limiting the lexive movement, and a guard device that readjusts the straight alinement of `the connection members when the roller is released from Contact with the abutment.

7. In a labeling machine, the combination as described, with the supportingframe, bottle rest, label holder, gluesupply box, glue-delivering mechanism, and ,Wiper ear? rier and the \\'ipeicairier guident the rear ot' the frame; oit' the picker-carrier guidedisposed in rear of and adjacently parallel with said iper-carrier guide, the picker-carrier mounted thereon and-consisting of a tubular slide, and a pair ot' laterally and forwardly projecting arms that reach around the gluesnpply box, said arms provided with mwardly oi'set ends having seats for the support of pickers, and the forwardly projecting pickers detachablysecured to said ear# rior ends, substan'tiily as set forth.

8. In :i labeling machine. a picker-carrier constructed substantially yas described, and consisting` of a jpl'r.. oi laterally and' forwardly reaching hnvinginwaidly prof ject'ing ends' 'vravfded with pickerattaehin'g Seats at t r extremities, and a guiding member rpexidicular to and mtegrally unitedlrwi the back portion of said arms FRANK O. WOODLAND.

Witnesses:

CHAs. H. BURLEIGH, ELLA P. 'BLENUs 

